2.28.050 Membership.
A. The Board of Ethics shall be composed of seven members, to be nominated and appointed in accordance with Article VI of the City Charter, Chapter 2.25 CVMC, and this chapter.
1. When a vacancy occurs, the City Clerk shall forward applications for membership on the Board of Ethics for review by a panel consisting of one Charter Review Commission member appointed by the Charter Review Commission and one Board of Ethics member appointed by the Board of Ethics. The panel shall review the applications, select applicants to be interviewed, interview selected applicants, and recommend (by unanimous decision of the panel) one applicant for each available seat to the City Council for appointment.
2. If the panel is unable to reach a unanimous decision, the panel shall notify the City Clerk, so that additional applications may be considered.
3. Irregularities in this interview process may be brought to the attention of the City Council.
B. No person shall be appointed as a member of the Board of Ethics, or shall be entitled to retain their membership, if he or she, within the past 10 years prior to the date of appointment, has been convicted of any felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, has been found to have committed a criminal violation of the Fair Political Practices Act, or has a conflict of interest as defined in this chapter.
C. A “conflict of interest” for purposes of this section shall mean the following:
1. The applicant or any of applicant’s relatives is or has been an employee of or sought employment from any City official subject to this chapter;
2. The applicant or any of applicant’s relatives is or has been supervised in an employment setting by any City official subject to this chapter;
3. The applicant has served in any capacity (including staff member, advisor, or volunteer) involving the election, selection, or appointment of any City official subject to this chapter to any public office (elected or appointed);
4. The applicant has served in any capacity (including staff member, advisor, or volunteer) opposing the election, selection, or appointment of any City official subject to this chapter to any public office (elected or appointed); or
5. The applicant is related to any City official subject to this chapter.
D. This section is not retroactive. (Ord. 3490 § 1, 2020; Ord. 3264 § 1, 2013).